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Assembly Member calls for re-think on Pontardawe parking charges
AN Assembly Member has called for a rethink on plans to introduce parking charges to Pontardawe.The proposal had been considered last year before being dropped, while regeneration work for the town was...
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Wards in Morriston Hospital and Singleton Hospital closed due to norovirus
TWELVE hospital wards in Swansea remain closed to visitors due to a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak.The advice from health chiefs is to stay away from hospitals if you are ill with a tummy bug, or have...
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Work to start on Swansea's historic copper quarter
WORK on breathing new life into part of Swansea's historic copper quarter will soon start. The regeneration of the 200-year-old Hafod Copperworks area will be managed by the Groundwork organisation...
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Leeds United boss Neil Warnock says he is in talks with Swansea City over...
Leeds United boss Neil Warnock says he is in talks with Swansea City over a permanent deal for Alan Tate. The 30-year-old's stint with the Whites is set to come to an end at the start of the January...
View ArticleDaniel James
IN the Evening Post of December 16 we reported that David James was jailed for 26 months after he admitted a charge of sexual assault and exposure at Swansea Crown Court.This was incorrect. It was in...
View ArticleWales out for Tour
A SWANSEA-based AM says he's disappointed that Wales has missed out on hosting the opening stage of the Tour de France.Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrats Heritage spokesman, said while he was pleased...
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Katherine Jenkins hits the stage at Strictly Come Dancing semi-final
KATHERINE Jenkins has proved she has the moves at the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.The Neath songstress danced the jive with Mark Ballas, who was her partner on the US version — Dancing With The...
View ArticleQueen to go to cabinet meeting for the first time since Victoria's reign
THE Queen was set to attend a UK Government Cabinet meeting today as an observer.It is reportedly the first time a monarch has been to a meeting of the executive since Queen Victoria.At the meeting she...
View ArticleEvidence to be heard on more powers for Wales following Silk Commission report
AN inquiry into greater devolution in Wales will hear evidence today.Following the publication of the Commission on Devolution in Wales "the Silk Commission" report into financial powers to strengthen...
View ArticleUnion wants probe into care workers' wages
PUBLIC service union Unison has called for an investigation into home care workers' pay in Neath and Port Talbot, claiming some were getting less than the minimum wage.It has also challenged Neath Port...
View ArticleWales hooker Huw Bennett pencils in February return
WALES'S World Cup hooker Huw Bennett expects to complete a year on the sidelines before launching his comeback from the injury that has threatened his rugby career.The former Osprey hasn't played since...
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Ski Sunday's best just falls short at Ffos Las
THE Scarlets saw luck dry up on them at Ffos Las on Monday.Ski Sunday — the horse owned by a number of the region's players and coach Simon Easterby — was fancied to land the spoils in the KPMG...
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Swimmer Jemma Lowe 'over the moon' at second medal
SWANSEA swimmer Jemma Lowe completed an impressive World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul with a second medal.The 22-year-old finished third in the 100m metres butterfly to add to the bronze she...
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Resolven youth worker gets new kidney for Christmas
A YOUTH worker has had the best Christmas present he could have hoped for — a new kidney.Stewart Cleaver went under the knife four weeks ago — nine years after his mother also received a transplant.The...
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Ospreys the shining light in dark Heineken Cup weekend for Pro12 sides
MAYBE it was some kind of bizarre posthumous tribute to Patrick Moore, but last weekend came close to seeing the first total eclipse of the Pro12 league in Heineken Cup history.No doubt the scientific...
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Swansea City star Dwight Tiendalli keen to extend stay at Liberty Stadium
DWIGHT Tiendalli is eyeing a long-term stay at Swansea City after getting his big break in the Premier League.The Dutch full-back, signed as a free agent in September, made his first top-flight start...
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Kidwelly wedding reception brawl left guest unconscious
A WEDDING reception descended into chaos after the bride's stepbrother hit another guest with a chair, leaving him unconscious.Mark Taylor, 28, was a guest at a wedding being held in a marquee on land...
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Swansea foster carers retire after caring for nearly 100 youngsters
AN incredible Swansea couple who have offered a loving home to nearly 100 children over three decades are now retiring.Inspirational foster carers Pat and Stuart Gates have cared for 98 youngsters...
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Residents face £17,000 lighting bill to end street blackout
HOMEOWNERS face sharing a bill of up £17,000 to get it out of darkness.The lights in Golwyg y Waun, Birchgrove, were turned off at the end of October over an unpaid electricity bill.The firm which...
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Johnathan Edwards: Scarlets must take pain out on Cardiff Blues
SCARLETS flanker Johnathan Edwards insists the players are determined not to allow their European struggles impact on the region's quest to make the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs.The West Walians are...
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